diff --git a/less/breadcrumbs.less b/less/breadcrumbs.less
index 60b33ea72b..5917778f4f 100644
--- a/less/breadcrumbs.less
+++ b/less/breadcrumbs.less
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 .breadcrumb {
-  padding: 8px 15px;
+  padding: @breadcrumb-padding-vertical @breadcrumb-padding-horizontal;
   margin-bottom: @line-height-computed;
   list-style: none;
   background-color: @breadcrumb-bg;
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index b9b0d4f4e3..8122161fd3 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -568,10 +568,12 @@
 
 // Breadcrumbs
 // -------------------------
-@breadcrumb-bg:               #f5f5f5;
-@breadcrumb-color:            #ccc;
-@breadcrumb-active-color:     @gray-light;
-@breadcrumb-separator:        "/";
+@breadcrumb-padding-vertical:   8px;
+@breadcrumb-padding-horizontal: 15px;
+@breadcrumb-bg:                 #f5f5f5;
+@breadcrumb-color:              #ccc;
+@breadcrumb-active-color:       @gray-light;
+@breadcrumb-separator:          "/";
 
 
 // Carousel